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gen
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10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. gen
  2. gen-
  3. -gen
  4. Gen X
  5. Gen AF
  6. atty gen
  7. Brig Gen
  8. Maj Gen
  9. bg
  10. LTG

1gen

noun \ˈjen\

Definition of GEN

chiefly British
: information 2a

Examples of GEN

  1. <as he has for decades, he gets most of his gen from the BBC over the wireless>

Origin of GEN

perhaps from general information
First Known Use: 1940

Related to GEN

Synonyms
advice(s), 411 [slang], news [chiefly British], info, information, intelligence, item, story, tidings, uncos [chiefly Scottish], word

Rhymes with GEN

ben, den, en, fen, Fenn, glen, hen, ken, Ken, n, pen, Rennes, Seine, sen, Sten, ten, then, wen, when, wren, Wren, yen, Zen

2gen

abbreviation

Definition of GEN

1
general
2
genitive
3
genus

Gen

abbreviation

Definition of GEN

Genesis

gen

abbreviation    (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of GEN

1
general
2
genus

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